plural pastries
1
a
: a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste sense 1a
b
: usually sweet baked goods made of dough having a high fat content
a plate of tempting pastry
see danish pastry, french pastry
2
: a piece of pastry
I had a pastry and a cup of tea.
Examples of pastry in a Sentence
He worked on the filling while I prepared the pastry.
She had a pastry and coffee for breakfast.
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Nearly everything is made in-house, including granola, syrups and butter cookie crumbles, with pastry chef Isabell Manibusan leading the charge.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Walk to the Mercado Coyoacán for a snack, and know that throughout the city, taco and pastry stands are plentiful.
—Emily Goligoski, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Start in the Marigny, at Ayu Bakehouse, for Nola twists on classic pastry, like muffuletta breadsticks with olives and pepperoni, and the Boudin Boy, which is Cajun sausage wrapped in phyllo.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Lee, Pinchot and Watson play three of the series’ myriad potential suspects: aggrieved brother of the president, moody pastry chef and assistant White House usher, respectively.
—Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Walk to the Mercado Coyoacán for a snack, and know that throughout the city, taco and pastry stands are plentiful.
—Emily Goligoski, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Start in the Marigny, at Ayu Bakehouse, for Nola twists on classic pastry, like muffuletta breadsticks with olives and pepperoni, and the Boudin Boy, which is Cajun sausage wrapped in phyllo.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Lee, Pinchot and Watson play three of the series’ myriad potential suspects: aggrieved brother of the president, moody pastry chef and assistant White House usher, respectively.
—Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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